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In this interview at IBM Innovate, Leigh Williamson, Distinguished Engineer, IBM Software Group talks about IBM’s latest announcements, including the capability for mobile developers to record and playback functional tests. Leigh goes on to explain that DevOps is important for any development organization, but it's especially important for mobile development where release cycles are so fast (e.g. every few weeks) and organizations need to automate and orchestrate deployments. UrbanCode which IBM just acquired has enhanced its support for... [More]

In this interview, Jim Zhang, Worklight Developer Experience Architect talks about the emergence of build your own stack (BYOS) and the advantages of coding with Dojo. More on IBM Worklight Follow Jim Zhang @jimthematrix

Business students Chris Brooks and Kenneth Trinh from San Jose State University were set the task of looking at the IBM Worklight mobile development platform and thinking about how this could be made more accessible to an audience such as themselves. The students took a particularly creative turn by using Worklight to develop a mobile application that teaches you how to use Worklight! If you have an Android device, you can find the app in the Play Store . In the process they also created a couple of explanatory videos: The Worklight IDE and... [More]

The IBM and AT&T developer programs collaborated to co-host a developer hackathon last week at IBM Impact 2013 in Las Vegas. IBM's Cindy Reyna interviews the winners -- Harry Ho and Brad Sobie from Team OpenLogix -- about their app, their use of the AT&T APIs and IBM Worklight, and their lack of sleep while getting the app ready for final judging.
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Last week at IBM Impact we demonstrated our AT&T adapters for IBM® Worklight® for the AT&T API Platform and how you can easily extend your app’s functionality. We built a simple enterprise contact management app that used the Speech API and messaging APIs to search for and distribute contacts via SMS and MMS messaging options.
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Ethan Merrill from IBM’s Global Business Service explains some of the new developments of IBM’s SmartCloud, dubbed CloudFirst. In terms of mobile offerings, Ethan points to new tools and deployment techniques available in the cloud for Worklight applications. He suggests an evolution in the way developers are producing applications for the cloud, described through IBM’s System of Integration framework. Follow @ethanmerrill More on IBM Worklight More on CloudFirst Factory

In this interview Dirk Nicol, Director of Practitioner Outreach and Developer Programs at IBM explains how IBM’s MobileFirst initiative now offers a comprehensive strategy around mobile. You can start at whatever point makes sense or bring together all the elements of the software lifecycle: development, management, security and delivery. Some industries are currently ahead when it comes to execution of mobile solutions. This includes finance, banking, insurance, travel and transportation, but all industries are incorporating... [More]

What a fantastic week at IBM Impact! We had a great time organizing the Worklight focused hackathon and speaking about our APIs. Here's a recap in pictures..
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